The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for liver condition, dermatitis, and heart condition due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's claims are not supported by competent evidence showing a current disability resulting from in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were insufficient to establish a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver condition, Dermatitis, Heart condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23015892
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a heart condition is dismissed as the Board has already granted it. The appeal for increased rating of PTSD is also dismissed due to the grant of service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted an initial 70 percent evaluation, effective September 23, 2024. The Veteran's dermatitis remains at a 10 percent evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, basal cell carcinoma, bilateral pseudophakia, dry eye syndrome and blepharitis (bilateral eye conditions), diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and heart condition due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's exposure to asbestos is conceded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a liver condition was denied in an August 1978 rating decision. The Board found that the evidence did not show any current residuals of the liver condition from service and that his current symptoms were unrelated to his service.
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